​Somalia: Two killed, three wounded in IED blast near Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia- At least two civilians were killed, and three
others wounded in a deadly roadside explosion on the outskirts of Somali
capital Mogadishu on Sunday, Garowe Online reports.

Eyewitnesses said a remote-controlled bomb planted on a
highway in Garasbaley area, about 9 kilometers west of Mogadishu has ripped through a
passenger bus, killing two and wounding other three, including women.

The bomb was targeting a military convoy, traveling in the
street, according to the witnesses.

The wounded have been taken to hospitals in Mogadishu for
medical treatment by ambulances.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but al-Shabaab militants have frequently targeted Somali and AMISOM military vehicles with
landmines in the main road linking Mogadishu to Afgoye district and other parts of the country

MOGADISHU, Somalia-
A car bomb explosion has ripped through a busy restaurant in the Somali capital
Mogadishu on Monday afternoon, killing at least five people, and wounding more
than ten others, Garowe Online reports.

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The independent news Web site GaroweOnline.com is the online sister publication of Radio Garowe, a community radio station based in Garowe, the State capital of Puntland, a self-governing region in northern Somalia